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Since 1869, the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society has been preserving historical records that are useful to family history researchers investigating people from New York State.
Much of this material is now available to search and view on the web, and we're adding new online records all the time.
Explore All Online Collections
Below you will find a complete list of each online collection. Click the title of each collection to view a full description and search the collection individually.
| Collection Title | Collection Category | Location | Collection Type | More Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County Histories and Directories | County Histories | Jefferson County | OCR | View description |
| Histories and directories of Jefferson County, New York. These volumes provide crucial historical context and contain information on the people of Jefferson County. Researchers can search all volumes or browse volumes individually. The collection description contains an overview of each volume. Read More | ||||
| Kings County Admin Proceedings, 1817 - 1856 | Wills & Probate | Kings County | Text | View description |
| This collection contains abstracts of the Administration Proceedings (1817-1856) for Kings County, and are based on the genealogical information found in the Notes of the Clerk of the Surrogate's Court, who was required to briefly write up the details of a Proceeding. This collection can be searched and browsed. Read More | ||||
| Kings County Cemetery Records | Cemetery | Kings County | Text & Images | View description |
| Transcribed gravestone inscriptions from cemeteries in Kings County, New York. Some volumes are searchable, others can only be browsed by image. The collection page contains a complete list of all congregations available, including waypoint links to images from each church. Read More | ||||
| Kings County Religious Records | Religious Records | Kings County | Text | View description |
| Transcribed genealogy records from churches in Kings County, New York. Researchers can search these records by text and can browse digital images. The collection page contains a complete list of all congregations available, including waypoint links to images from each church. Read More | ||||
| Ledger of Michael William Divine, Real Estate Attorney | Account Books | New York City | Image Browse | View description |
| Michael William Divine was born in Tallow, County Waterford, Ireland in December of 1828. He immigrated as a young boy and is found in New York City as early as 1850. By 1864, he was working as an attorney at a firm located at 52 Exchange Place; it was during his time at this firm that he created the transactions included in the ledger. Read More | ||||
| Long Island Cemetery Records | Cemetery | Image Browse | View description | |
| Transcribed gravestone inscriptions from cemeteries on Long Island, in both Nassau and Suffolk counties. Researchers can browse digital images of these records, but they cannot currently be searched. The collection page contains a complete list of all cemeteries available, including waypoint links to view images from each cemetery. Read More | ||||
| Montgomery County Cemetery Records | Cemetery | Montgomery County | Text | View description |
| Transcribed gravestones inscriptions from cemeteries in Montgomery County, New York. Researchers can search these records by text and can browse digital images. The collection page contains a complete list of all cemeteries available, including waypoint links to view images from each cemetery. Read More | ||||
| Montgomery County Religious Records | Religious Records | Montgomery County | Text & Images | View description |
| Transcribed genealogy records from churches in Montgomery County, New York. Some volumes are searchable, others can only be browsed by image. The collection page contains a complete list of all congregations available, including waypoint links to images from each church. Read More | ||||
| Nassau County Cemetery Records | Cemetery | Nassau County | Image Browse | View description |
| Transcribed gravestone inscriptions from cemeteries in Nassau County, New York. Researchers can browse digital images of these records, but they cannot currently be searched. The collection page contains a complete list of all cemeteries available, including waypoint links to view images from each cemetery. Read More | ||||
| New Amsterdam, Minutes of the Orphanmasters Court, 1655 - 1664 | Court | New Amsterdam | Text | View description |
| Abstracted information from court documents on orphans and widows of New Amsterdam between 1655 and 1663. Produced by the Society of Colonial Dames of the State of New York and published by the NYG&B in 1908. This collection can be searched, and images can also be browsed - it is particularly useful for researchers seeking hard-to-find colonial Dutch ancestors. Read More | ||||
| New Jersey Religious Records | Religious Records | New Jersey | Text | View description |
| Transcribed genealogy records from churches in the State of New Jersey. Researchers can search these records by text and can browse digital images. The collection page contains a complete list of all congregations available, including waypoint links to images from each church. Read More | ||||
| New York Biographical Index | Biographies, Unlocked | All NY Counties | Indexed | View description |
| A name index to biographical information in thousands of books, monographs, and journals related to various aspects of New York State history. Read More | ||||
| New York City Birth Index | Vital Records, Unlocked | New York City | OCR | View description |
| Collection Category: Vital Records | Collection Type: OCR | Location: New York City Read More | ||||
| New York County Cemetery Records | Cemetery | New York County | Image Browse | View description |
| Cemetery records from New York County, New York. Researchers can browse digital images of these records, but they cannot currently be searched. The collection page contains a complete list of all cemeteries available, including waypoint links to view images from each cemetery. Read More | ||||
| New York County Coroner's Report Abstracts | Death | New York County | Text | View description |
| The Minutes of Coroners Proceedings: City and County of New York, John Burnet, Coroner, 1748-1758 and the two volumes of Coroners’ Reports New York City, 1823-1842, 1843-1849 reports the deaths of people in British colonial New York and nineteenth cenury New York City, respectively. The causes of deaths are many, such as smallpox, accidents, drowning, murder, and falls. Read More | ||||